Sarpsborg 08 seek home response against Aalesund
Sarpsborg 08 return to Sarpsborg Stadion on Sunday at 5:00 PM to face Aalesund. They are looking for a reaction after last weekend's 0-3 home defeat to Rosenborg. It is the first of three home games in nine days, and the table shows the two sides only four points apart.
Kick-off and context
Sarpsborg 08 host Aalesund on Sunday, 25 October, at 5:00 PM. The match is the first of three home fixtures in the next nine days at Sarpsborg Stadion. The club is selling tickets for it online.
The two sides come into the game close together in the Eliteserien table. Sarpsborg 08 are 10th with 28 points from 23 games. Aalesund are 14th with 24 points from the same number of matches. The gap is four points, so the result could change the picture in the middle of the table.
The teams played each other recently. They met on 11 October in Aalesund, and Sunday's game is the return fixture. The earlier meeting is a reminder that these two sides know each other well.
Responding to the Rosenborg defeat
The hosts need a reaction after last Sunday's home game against Rosenborg. The visitors won 0-3 after leading 0-2 at half-time. According to the club's match report, the first 20 minutes were fairly even. Rosenborg then scored through Witry in the 29th minute and Pereira in the 36th. Mortensen added the third deep into stoppage time.
The club had hoped the day would be a celebration in front of a big crowd. A total of 6,170 spectators were at the stadium, but all three points went back to Trondheim. The club has pointed supporters to Sunday's game against Aalesund as the next chance to put things right in front of the home fans.
What the fans can expect at the stadium
Sarpsborg Stadion has a capacity of 8,022 and opened in 1930. It has an artificial surface. It sits in the Enenda district, only about 700 metres from Sarpsborg torg and the end of the pedestrian street, so many fans can walk to the game from the town centre.
For the Rosenborg match, the club's ticket page described the best atmosphere as coming from the Prozo stand in the south and sections G, H and H2. It said the home supporters' group, 1700 Tarris, stands in section H. Families were offered better prices in section F for that game. Supporters planning their visit should check the club's ticketing page for the arrangements for the Aalesund match.
The long sides are the Borregaard stand (A1, A2, B1, B2) and the Center Revisjon stand (E, F). Away supporters were placed in section C for the Rosenborg game.
A busy week at home
The Aalesund match starts a run of three home games in nine days. Sarpsborg 08 host Valerenga on Wednesday, 28 October, at 6:00 PM. They then welcome Kristiansund BK on Sunday, 1 November, at 5:00 PM.
Valerenga are 11th on 26 points. Kristiansund BK are 15th on 19 points. With so many games at Sarpsborg Stadion in such a short time, the home support could play a big part in how Sarpsborg 08 finish the season. Sunday's game gives the team the first chance to show it.
Sources: sarpsborg08.no, sarpsborg08.ticketco.events, no.wikipedia.org, fotmob.com
